Stefan Wever
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Stefan Matthew Wever graduated from Lowell High School (San Francisco, CA) in 1976. Standing at 6 ft. 8 inches tall, he is the only Lowell alumn to make a pitching appearance in the major leagues. After dominating the San Francisco section in high school, Wever lettered at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he garnered interest from numerous professional scouts.
After finishing his career at SB, Wever was drafted into the New York Yankees organization. In 1982, after winning the Southern League (AA) Pitcher of the Year award, accomplishing the rare Pitcher's Triple Crown (leading the league in Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts)he made the rare jump from AA to the Major Leagues. His first and only major league appearance came against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 17, 1982, working 2 2/3 innings, but tore his rotator cuff in the process, ending his career. He is one of the few pitchers to face two future Hall of Famers as his first two batters (Paul Molitor and Robin Yount).
Wever continued his education during the off-season while rapidly climbing through the Yankee system at the University of California at Berkeley from where he received a BA in English Literature.
Now retired from the game of baseball, Wever owns multiple bars in San Francisco, is an accomplished pianist, spends much of his spare time working with people suffering from the disease of alcoholism, and coaches freshman baseball at Redwood High School in Corte Madera.
